ROA Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, Roanoke, VA · KROA

Current weather at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in Roanoke, VA (IATA ROA, ICAO KROA): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind calm. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at 13:04Z on Nov 5, 22 minutes ago

Wind: calm.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: overcast at 2,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 18°C (65°F), dew point 17°C (62°F).
Altimeter: 29.97 inHg (1015 hPa).

SPECI KROA 051304Z 00000KT 10SM OVC028 18/17 A2997 RMK AO2 T01830167

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:20Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KROA 051120Z 0512/0612 14004KT P6SM SCT017 OVC025 FM051400 20005KT P6SM SCT006 OVC012 TEMPO 0514/0517 OVC007 FM052100 20005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030

Nov 5 12:00Z to 14:00Z
Wind 140° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 1,700 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft.
From Nov 5 14:00Z (until 21:00Z)
Wind 200° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 600 ft, overcast at 1,200 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 14:00Z to 17:00Z
Overcast at 700 ft.
From Nov 5 21:00Z (until Nov 6 12:00Z)
Wind 200° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 3,000 ft.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

FBOs and services

FBOs

Signature Roanoke22 Waypoint Drive NW, Roanoke, VA 24012+1 540-563-4401Hours: 24 hours a day/7 days a weekUNICOM 124.95ARINC 130.57Signature pageSource: Signature Aviation

FBO locations from the operators' own sites, may be out of date. Call ahead to confirm services and hours.

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Signature Aviation locations, as of Nov 5, 2026.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.